Help with 120V lights in the UK

eiker_ir

eiker_ir

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Hi, I moved from America to the UK recently and brought a Dedolight kit we have with us, this one to be specific: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...ht_SPS3U_SPS3U_3_Light_Portable_Lighting.html

I've been meaning to try it out recently but I'm unsure if it will work by simply using a regular plug adapter or if a need anything else to make it work properly. Would I need to change the bulbs, need to use any additional adapter/converter o anything else?

Thanks in advance for any help :)
 
You would have to use a 240V to 120V down-converter external to the light. Unfortunately, Dedo does not have a universal transformer that takes 120/240V. Then there is the question about how it will behave with 50Hz.

You do not have to change the bulb.
 
I would call and speak with Dedolight. When I shoot in the UK and Africa with Arri tungsten instruments, a re-bulb is required but I know Dedos are different than Arris and I have only rented them a couple of times so I don't know their finer points. Call Dedo.
 
A typical tungsten lamp requires a change of bulb because the bulbs are connected directly to the 120/240v and have to be rated to operate at that voltage. The Dedolight DLHM4-300 has a power supply that converts 120/240V to 24 volts and uses 24v bulbs. Dedolight offers 4 versions of the light:

• 240V (DLHM4–300E+)
• 230 V (DLHM4–300E)
• 120 V (DLHM4–300U)
• 100 V (DLHM4–300J)
 
I'm not sure if they offer a replacement for that head-mounted transformer. If you get rid of those altogether you can replace them with these - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/298730-REG/Dedolight_DT24_1E_Power_Supply_with_In_Line.html

Or so I think, is the power supply hard-wired into the head?

Regardless, I would first contact Dedo to see if they will exchange those transformers or work something out so you're not a thousand dollars in the hole for new ones, when there really isn't anything wrong with the ones you have. It doesn't look like B&H has them.
 
The Dedo website is pretty useless on detail - so I'd suggest looking at the label - 110/230V is good, 110/120 no good. We're also 50Hz, not 60 but that doesn;t matter for lighting normally. Beware the adaptors - if the product has a switched mode PSU, as loads do now - then usually it's one model for the entire world - but older devices were rigidly 230V capable or not. Mostly not!
 
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